A new online network of Iraqi women academics wants the political differences that brought the country “to the abyss” to be a source of strength instead.
The Iraqi Women Academics Network, or IWAN, brings together female scholars whose research focuses on Iraq to help them overcome difficulties in teaching and research.
The network’s members intend to make IWAN an institution that supports Iraqi women researchers inside and outside the country.
Hadeel Abdelhameed, the network’s founder, told Al-Fanar Media: “Iraqi women academics at home and abroad face problems because of political and social circumstances. We want to support ourselves in the face of these many difficulties.”